Why do men in power — the ones on pedestals — think they are above us and can get away with cheating on their spouses, particularly when media scrutiny is so intense and peccadilloes are arguably more politically damaging than in the past?

President Barack Obama extended both a sharp stick and an olive branch to critics of his far-reaching plan to overhaul the nation's health care system Tuesday, openly ridiculing those who attacked his proposal for an optional government insurance plan but also leaving the door open to compromise.

A Washington Metro train slammed into the rear of another during the evening rush hour on Monday, killing at least six people and injuring at least 76 others in the worst disaster in the 33-year history of Washington's rapid transit system.